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Convert TAR to 7Z
Convert TAR to 7Z format — 100% browser-based, no upload required.
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About these formats
Source
TAR
Tape ArchiveUnix archive format that bundles files without compression. Typically combined with gzip (.tar.gz) or bzip2 (.tar.bz2) for compression.
Best for
Unix/Linux backupsSource code distributionPreserving permissions
Advantages
- + Preserves Unix permissions
- + Simple format
- + Streaming friendly
- + No size limits
Limitations
- − No built-in compression
- − No random access
- − Not native on Windows
Target
7Z
7-Zip ArchiveHigh-compression archive format by Igor Pavlov using the LZMA/LZMA2 algorithm. Typically achieves 30–70% better compression ratios than ZIP. Open-source and free under LGPL.
Best for
Maximum compressionLarge file archivingSoftware distributionSpace-constrained backups
Advantages
- + Best-in-class compression
- + Strong AES-256 encryption
- + Open format (LGPL)
- + Solid archive mode
Limitations
- − Slower than ZIP
- − Not natively supported on all OS
- − Slower random access
- − High memory usage at max compression